Engineering Team Lead

Engineering Team Lead

Location: Oxford, GB

Company: oxfordbiom (OXB)

Join us with a mission to enable life‑changing therapies to reach patients around the world. We are looking for a passionate Engineering Team Lead who embodies our core values:
Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

• The performance of a multi‑disciplinary engineering team against internal customer expectations and agreed service levels, driving collaboration across the extended OXB team.
• Leading continuous improvement of engineering processes and procedures across direct reports and department.
• The individual team members’ professional development, competency assessments and training strategy.
• Defining and supporting engineering projects relating to both operational and capital expenditure.
• Ensuring suitable engineering resources are available 24/7.
• Accountable for team’s adherence to planned maintenance and calibration schedules.
• Participating and leading root‑cause analysis investigations using a systematic approach to resolve complex and technical problems, implementing suitable and sustainable solutions; ensuring quality documents are completed and progressed in line with internal procedures.
• Engineering‑related contractor selection and contract management.
• Identifying and leading asset criticality assessments, planned preventative maintenance, calibration standards across all business assets.
• Delivery of collaborative solutions by establishing and maintaining good working relationships with the ENG department and wider OXB organisation.

• Background in HVAC, Electrical, Water systems and Medical gas and air systems.
• Experience in a GMP/Pharma regulated environment.
• Educated to BSc level in an engineering/science related subject or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in team management.

OXB is a quality and innovation‑led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life‑changing therapies to patients around the world. Over 25 years of experience in viral vectors, OXB collaborates with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno‑associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors.

• Competitive total reward packages.
• Well‑being programmes that support your mental and physical health.
• Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive.
• Supportive, inclusive and collaborative culture.
• State‑of‑the‑art labs and manufacturing facilities.
• A company that lives its values:
  Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect.

Collaborate. Contribute. Change lives.